Ohio House lawmakers got a stark warning this month from a leading cybersecurity firm: potential threats are changing “dramatically” in terms of “sophistication, speed and complexity.”

Ohio lawmakers are introducing a bipartisan bill they are hoping will not only improve the state’s water quality, but also save lives.

Ohio Republican lawmakers in the state House and the Senate have introduced separate bills that would legalize online gambling.

Ohio lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are concerned about protecting minors on the internet, but how exactly to handle age verification has been a bit of challenge. Now, legislators are offering competing visions for determining an internet users’ age.

A new bill introduced in the Ohio House would create a business tax credit for child care benefits similar to a federal credit the bill’s sponsor says is underutilized.

Two Ohio state lawmakers want to earmark $24 million over the next two years to help manufacturers make upgrades. State Reps. Nick Santucci, R-Niles, and Steve Demetriou, R-Bainbridge Twp., argue manufacturing is a leading industry in the state but small and midsize companies have trouble securing funding for improvements.

An Ohio House committee approved two different bills targeting help for child care in the state, though members of the committee expressed concerns about state funding on the topic.

A pair of Ohio lawmakers are once again trying to ban drag performers from performing anywhere that isn’t a designated adult entertainment facility.

A proposed bipartisan bill would help Ohio college students struggling with food insecurity.

The future is far from certain for the Ohio Elections Commission after House budget drafters moved to eliminate the agency. Now the state Senate gets its turn to tweak the two-year spending plan.

Many Ohioans living in multi-unit developments get their utility services through their landlord rather than a power or gas company.

Ohio House Republicans are trying to ban diversity and inclusion in K-12 schools.

Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill to implement a flat income tax of 2.75 percent, claiming the measure would help Ohio compete with surrounding states and keep residents in the state.

The Ohio House’s version of the budget would eliminate the independent group charged with enforcing state campaign finance laws. With the Ohio Election Commission gone, those duties would fall to the Secretary of State and county boards of elections. Lawmakers slipped the provision into the 5,000-plus page bill as part of a wide-ranging amendment the day before the vote.

Ohio state lawmakers approved an energy deal Wednesday in a pair of back-to-back floor votes. The sweeping legislation aims to encourage investment in new power generation by building a moat around the market and offering tax incentives to new entrants.